I put off swimming yesterday in order to join the Masters team in the evening. Got a call, after lap swim was over, telling me that the lifeguard went AWOL and no Masters practice.

So, no swim, but it was beautiful day yesterday, even with a little rain. I was able to reorganize the garage so that my wife's car will be protected by the snow. My van doesn't fit, so I just went though things, condensed and prepared for a Goodwill and recycle run. Now, off to work two 12's, then a quick swim on Friday before heading to Boston early Saturday morning

"Remember God's timing is not our timing and that whenever we try to rush that plan, we will have to bear the consequences of our impatience." - Pastor Frank Brown (True during a taper!)

“God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which he must work.
Only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves.”
- A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

"We have to be continually reminded of what we #believe. No belief will automatically remain alive in the mind. It must be fed." - C.S. Lewis

Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

Let me paraphrase Eric Liddell from Chariots of Fire: "I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I swim I feel His pleasure." -- I am certainly not the fastest, but I do feel that when I swim I am using a talent that He gave to me.

"I need some time with God and a mental vacation." TobyMac

‎"Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have." - Source unknown

Romans 5:8 (KJV)
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

"The grace of God is infinite and beyond our ability to measure. His grace has no beginning and therefore no end." - A.W. Tozer

Quarters Strong:
Swim a fast quarter length, starting with the last 1/4, then shuffling the quarter to the beginning. For a 50, these would be 12.5; for a 100, these would be 25.

Dolphin Dives in the Shallows
I've seen Mallory Mead list the DDS before in her OW workout thread before: swim to the flags, go under water, skd then turn at wall, skd out past flags.

Mighty Mouse kicks
Mighty Mouse is a variation of the corkscrew drill from Pat's blog that I do while kicking - right arm in front while rotating from back to stomach every 5 or so seconds, in the opposite direction on the second lap -- left arm in front the next time.

Shark Swim
Hold a kickboard between legs and pull 25, then kick FAST 25. Usually the pull is a recovery from the kick.